While traveling through the Mississippi Delta came to Brinkley, AR. Which is half way between Little Rock and Memphis. Wanted to take in some local history when I saw the sign for Lick Skillet Railroad Work Station Historic District. Had no knowledge that it was the birthplace of Louis Jordan. The museum was small but well maintained, thought the tribute to Louis Jordan was unexpected in a delta town, understanding that during his lifetime he would most likely not been able to perform in most venues. Combining Louis Jordan with the history of the towns railroading past was also a pleasant discovery.
Author: ericwhite
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Sean Bad Apple
Sean Bad Apple performing at the 2022 King Biscuit Blues Festival in Helena, Arkansa. Met Sean while following the Blues Trail Markers from Gulfport to Memphis in the spring of 2022. His blues club truly gives the vibe of a long ago Juke Joint and the man can play some blues.
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Fillmore Slim
Fillmore Slim was a pleasant surprise at the King Biscuit Blues Festival. Hadn’t just the fact that he’s still alive and performing came as a shock but the fact that his set had the crowd up and moving. When he told the story of how he was Etta James’ first “boyfriend” I thought he was telling a tall tale but many stories confirmed that the knew each other in San Francisco when Etta was in her teens. And he’s wasn’t shy about talking about his pimp days. Another blues legend I got to see before he is gone.
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Ben Lomond Plantation
Main house Ben Lomond Plantation in Prince William County, Virginia.
The home, which was part of a plantation, was built in 1832 by Benjamin Tasker Chinn. He was a descendant of the Carter family, who owned much of what is now Northern Virginia. He later leased the plantation to the Pringle family, who were also farmers.
When the Civil War began in 1861, the house became a field hospital. The main road between the battlefield and initial Confederate positions, Blackburn’s Ford, ran on the east side of the house, and this was one of the closest homes to the battle that was not on the battlefield itself. Like many homes during the battle, this house was seized by soldiers and made into a hospital. (Other homes converted to field offices, officer quarters, or headquarters.) The Confederate Army seized the home and brought their wounded here to be operated on. While some soldiers survived, many of them died.
Later, the home was seized by the Union Army, who charged the Pringle family with trading with the Confederacy. The furniture was destroyed, and the walls were covered with graffiti. The Pringle family struggled to rebuild the home after the war. They were eventually forced to leave the property. In the twentieth century, the United States Surgeon General made the house their retreat home, and it became a large dairy farm.
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial Corona Tribute
One of the great things about living in the Washington DC area is being able to find interesting photograph opportunities. This was take during the 2007 Rolling Thunder celebration. Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Wonder if Corona’s were available back during the war but the cigar is truly a statement.
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Symbols Of Freedom
Saw this motorcycle during the 20th Anniversary of Rolling Thunder in Washington DC in 2007. Rolling Thunder National
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Rolling Thunder Veteran’s Patch
This patch was on a vest worn by a rider in the 20th Anniversary Rolling Thunder ride in Washington, DC in 2007.
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Steel Workers Monument – Joliet, IL
This sculpture is on the wall along side the minor league baseball park in Joliet, Il. Have not been able to find much information regarding the artist or the reason for it’s existence.
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Chinatown Chicago
View of skyline looking north the “Willis Tower”, will always be the Sears Tower of my youth. Chinatown in Chicago is still one of those neighborhoods that stranger can wonder around without a hassle. Love walking with my camera’s finding new angles and views for shots.
